Does Smoking Help to Make You Slim?

On average, smokers are slightly lighter than nonsmokers, but they are certainly not healthier.

Nicotine from cigarettes travels straight to our brain, where it gets linked up with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and develops a series of hormonal and physical reactions. This results in a dulling of hunger pangs and a reduction in appetite.

Nicotine makes the heart beat faster, raises blood pressure, and increases intestinal functioning, so that the body uses more energy. This is why smokers weigh on average two to three kilogrammes less than non-smokers.

So, friends, smoking is not a healthy way to lose weight.